Enchanted Book
Material Stack: 1 Since 1.4.6
Quick answer: Enchant a plain book on an enchanting table - cheap way to scout what your seed offers.
How to get it
- Enchant a plain book on an enchanting table - cheap way to scout what your seed offers
- Loot chests: strongholds, ancient cities and trial chambers hold level-30 and special books
- Fish for them as treasure, trade with librarian villagers, or barter for Soul Speed books
Uses
- Apply to gear on an anvil: combine books and items to build perfect equipment
- Store enchantments for later instead of locking them into the wrong tool
- Disenchant in a grindstone for a plain book and a little XP
- Hunt the exclusives: Mending, Swift Sneak, Soul Speed and Wind Burst only exist as books
Renewability
Renewable: librarian trading halls print any enchantment on demand.
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock.
Related: BookLapis Lazuli